Echidnas are very tough but not real bright. They get run over by cars & trucks all the time. I rescued this fellow from a highway out West and brought him home to patch him up. The next day he'd recovered so well he was trying to climb out of his box all the time. By the next day he was well enough to be released into his new home, the Nature Park on Mt Panorama, spiritual home of the V8 Supercar!